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A Facile Route to ZnS–Polymer Nanocomposite Optical Materials with High Nanophase Content via γ‐Ray Irradiation Initiated Bulk Polymerization
Author(s) -
Lü C.,
Cheng Y.,
Liu Y.,
Liu F.,
Yang B.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200502404
Subject(s) - materials science , nanocomposite , polymerization , monomer , polymer , chemical engineering , nanoparticle , irradiation , particle (ecology) , particle size , nanotechnology , composite material , oceanography , physics , geology , nuclear physics , engineering
Transparent ZnS/polymer bulk nanocomposites with high particle contents are prepared via γ‐ray irradiation initiated polymerization. This strategy involves the design and tailoring of the surface of the nanoparticles and choice of the monomer as well as the selection of the polymerization route. The figure shows a TEM image of a bulk nanocomposite containing mercaptoethanol‐capped ZnS with a particle content of 20 wt %.